+proc_t buf_proc(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_dirtyoff
+ @abstract Get the starting offset of the dirty region associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion The dirty offset is zero unless someone explicitly calls buf_setdirtyoff() (which the kernel does not).
+ @param bp Buffer whose dirty offset to get.
+ @return Dirty offset (0 if not explicitly changed).
+ */
+uint32_t buf_dirtyoff(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_dirtyend
+ @abstract Get the ending offset of the dirty region associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion If the buffer's data was found incore and dirty, the dirty end is the size of the block; otherwise, unless
+ someone outside of xnu explicitly changes it by calling buf_setdirtyend(), it will be zero.
+ @param bp Buffer whose dirty end to get.
+ @return 0 if buffer is found clean; size of buffer if found dirty. Can be set to any value by callers of buf_setdirtyend().
+ */
+uint32_t buf_dirtyend(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdirtyoff
+ @abstract Set the starting offset of the dirty region associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion This value is zero unless someone set it explicitly.
+ @param bp Buffer whose dirty end to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setdirtyoff(buf_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdirtyend
+ @abstract Set the ending offset of the dirty region associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion If the buffer's data was found incore and dirty, the dirty end is the size of the block; otherwise, unless
+ someone outside of xnu explicitly changes it by calling buf_setdirtyend(), it will be zero.
+ @param bp Buffer whose dirty end to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setdirtyend(buf_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_error
+ @abstract Get the error value associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion Errors are set with buf_seterror().
+ @param bp Buffer whose error value to retrieve.
+ @return Error value, directly.
+ */
+errno_t buf_error(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_seterror
+ @abstract Set an error value on a buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose error value to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_seterror(buf_t, errno_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setflags
+ @abstract Set flags on a buffer.
+ @discussion buffer_flags |= flags
+ @param bp Buffer whose flags to set.
+ @param flags Flags to add to buffer's mask. B_LOCKED/B_NOCACHE/B_ASYNC/B_READ/B_WRITE/B_PAGEIO/B_FUA
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setflags(buf_t, int32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_clearflags
+ @abstract Clear flags on a buffer.
+ @discussion buffer_flags &= ~flags
+ @param bp Buffer whose flags to clear.
+ @param flags Flags to remove from buffer's mask. B_LOCKED/B_NOCACHE/B_ASYNC/B_READ/B_WRITE/B_PAGEIO/B_FUA
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_clearflags(buf_t, int32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_flags
+ @abstract Get flags set on a buffer.
+ @discussion Valid flags are B_LOCKED/B_NOCACHE/B_ASYNC/B_READ/B_WRITE/B_PAGEIO/B_FUA.
+ @param bp Buffer whose flags to grab.
+ @return flags.
+ */
+int32_t buf_flags(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_reset
+ @abstract Reset I/O flag state on a buffer.
+ @discussion Clears current flags on a buffer (internal and external) and allows some new flags to be set.
+ Used perhaps to prepare an iobuf for reuse.
+ @param bp Buffer whose flags to grab.
+ @param flags Flags to set on buffer: B_READ, B_WRITE, B_ASYNC, B_NOCACHE.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_reset(buf_t, int32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_map
+ @abstract Get virtual mappings for buffer data.
+ @discussion For buffers created through buf_getblk() (i.e. traditional buffer cache usage),
+ buf_map() just returns the address at which data was mapped by but_getblk(). For a B_CLUSTER buffer, i.e. an iobuf
+ whose upl state is managed manually, there are two possibilities. If the buffer was created
+ with an underlying "real" buffer through cluster_bp(), the mapping of the "real" buffer is returned.
+ Otherwise, the buffer was created with buf_alloc() and buf_setupl() was subsequently called; buf_map()
+ will call ubc_upl_map() to get a mapping for the buffer's upl and return the start of that mapping
+ plus the buffer's upl offset (set in buf_setupl()). In the last case, buf_unmap() must later be called
+ to tear down the mapping. NOTE: buf_map() does not set the buffer data pointer; this must be done with buf_setdataptr().
+ @param bp Buffer whose mapping to find or create.
+ @param io_addr Destination for mapping address.
+ @return 0 for success, ENOMEM if unable to map the buffer.
+ */
+errno_t buf_map(buf_t, caddr_t *);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_unmap
+ @abstract Release mappings for buffer data.
+ @discussion For buffers created through buf_getblk() (i.e. traditional buffer cache usage),
+ buf_unmap() does nothing; buf_brelse() will take care of unmapping. For a B_CLUSTER buffer, i.e. an iobuf
+ whose upl state is managed manually, there are two possibilities. If the buffer was created
+ with an underlying "real" buffer through cluster_bp(), buf_unmap() does nothing; buf_brelse() on the
+ underlying buffer will tear down the mapping. Otherwise, the buffer was created with buf_alloc() and
+ buf_setupl() was subsequently called; buf_map() created the mapping. In this case, buf_unmap() will
+ unmap the buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose mapping to find or create.
+ @param io_addr Destination for mapping address.
+ @return 0 for success, EINVAL if unable to unmap buffer.
+ */
+errno_t buf_unmap(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdrvdata
+ @abstract Set driver-specific data on a buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose driver-data to set.
+ @param drvdata Opaque driver data.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setdrvdata(buf_t, void *);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdrvdata
+ @abstract Get driver-specific data from a buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose driver data to get.
+ @return Opaque driver data.
+ */
+void * buf_drvdata(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setfsprivate
+ @abstract Set filesystem-specific data on a buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose filesystem data to set.
+ @param fsprivate Opaque filesystem data.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setfsprivate(buf_t, void *);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_fsprivate
+ @abstract Get filesystem-specific data from a buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose filesystem data to get.
+ @return Opaque filesystem data.
+ */
+void * buf_fsprivate(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_blkno
+ @abstract Get physical block number associated with a buffer, in the sense of VNOP_BLOCKMAP.
+ @discussion When a buffer's physical block number is the same is its logical block number, then the physical
+ block number is considered uninitialized. A physical block number of -1 indicates that there is no valid
+ physical mapping (e.g. the logical block is invalid or corresponds to a sparse region in a file). Physical
+ block number is normally set by the cluster layer or by buf_getblk().
+ @param bp Buffer whose physical block number to get.
+ @return Block number.
+ */
+daddr64_t buf_blkno(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_lblkno
+ @abstract Get logical block number associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion Logical block number is set on traditionally-used buffers by an argument passed to buf_getblk(),
+ for example by buf_bread().
+ @param bp Buffer whose logical block number to get.
+ @return Block number.
+ */
+daddr64_t buf_lblkno(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setblkno
+ @abstract Set physical block number associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion Physical block number is generally set by the cluster layer or by buf_getblk().
+ @param bp Buffer whose physical block number to set.
+ @param blkno Block number to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setblkno(buf_t, daddr64_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setlblkno
+ @abstract Set logical block number associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion Logical block number is set on traditionally-used buffers by an argument passed to buf_getblk(),
+ for example by buf_bread().
+ @param bp Buffer whose logical block number to set.
+ @param lblkno Block number to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setlblkno(buf_t, daddr64_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_count
+ @abstract Get count of valid bytes in a buffer. This may be less than the space allocated to the buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose byte count to get.
+ @return Byte count.
+ */
+uint32_t buf_count(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_size
+ @abstract Get size of data region allocated to a buffer.
+ @discussion May be larger than amount of valid data in buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose size to get.
+ @return Size.
+ */
+uint32_t buf_size(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_resid
+ @abstract Get a count of bytes which were not consumed by an I/O on a buffer.
+ @discussion Set when an I/O operations completes.
+ @param bp Buffer whose outstanding count to get.
+ @return Count of unwritten/unread bytes.
+ */
+uint32_t buf_resid(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setcount
+ @abstract Set count of valid bytes in a buffer. This may be less than the space allocated to the buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose byte count to set.
+ @param bcount Count to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setcount(buf_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setsize
+ @abstract Set size of data region allocated to a buffer.
+ @discussion May be larger than amount of valid data in buffer. Should be used by
+ code which is manually providing storage for an iobuf, one allocated with buf_alloc().
+ @param bp Buffer whose size to set.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setsize(buf_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setresid
+ @abstract Set a count of bytes outstanding for I/O in a buffer.
+ @discussion Set when an I/O operations completes. Examples: called by IOStorageFamily when I/O
+ completes, often called on an "original" buffer when using a manipulated buffer to perform I/O
+ on behalf of the first.
+ @param bp Buffer whose outstanding count to set.
+ @return Count of unwritten/unread bytes.
+ */
+void buf_setresid(buf_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdataptr
+ @abstract Set the address at which a buffer's data will be stored.
+ @discussion In traditional buffer use, the data pointer will be set automatically. This routine is
+ useful with iobufs (allocated with buf_alloc()).
+ @param bp Buffer whose data pointer to set.
+ @param data Pointer to data region.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setdataptr(buf_t, uintptr_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_dataptr
+ @abstract Get the address at which a buffer's data is stored; for iobufs, this must
+ be set with buf_setdataptr(). See buf_map().
+ @param bp Buffer whose data pointer to retrieve.
+ @return Data pointer; NULL if unset.
+ */
+uintptr_t buf_dataptr(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_vnode
+ @abstract Get the vnode associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion Every buffer is associated with a file. Because there is an I/O in flight,
+ there is an iocount on this vnode; it is returned WITHOUT an extra iocount, and vnode_put()
+ need NOT be called.
+ @param bp Buffer whose vnode to retrieve.
+ @return Buffer's vnode.
+ */
+vnode_t buf_vnode(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setvnode
+ @abstract Set the vnode associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion This call need not be used on traditional buffers; it is for use with iobufs.
+ @param bp Buffer whose vnode to set.
+ @param vp The vnode to attach to the buffer.
+ @return void.
+ */
+void buf_setvnode(buf_t, vnode_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_device
+ @abstract Get the device ID associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion In traditional buffer use, this value is NODEV until buf_strategy() is called unless
+ buf_getblk() was passed a device vnode. It is set on an iobuf if buf_alloc() is passed a device
+ vnode or if buf_setdevice() is called.
+ @param bp Buffer whose device ID to retrieve.
+ @return Device id.
+ */
+dev_t buf_device(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setdevice
+ @abstract Set the device associated with a buffer.
+ @discussion A buffer's device is set in buf_strategy() (or in buf_getblk() if the file is a device).
+ It is also set on an iobuf if buf_alloc() is passed a device vnode.
+ @param bp Buffer whose device ID to set.
+ @param vp Device to set on the buffer.
+ @return 0 for success, EINVAL if vp is not a device file.
+ */
+errno_t buf_setdevice(buf_t, vnode_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_strategy
+ @abstract Pass an I/O request for a buffer down to the device layer.
+ @discussion This is one of the most important routines in the buffer cache layer. For buffers obtained
+ through buf_getblk, it handles finding physical block numbers for the I/O (with VNOP_BLKTOOFF and
+ VNOP_BLOCKMAP), packaging the I/O into page-sized chunks, and initiating I/O on the disk by calling
+ the device's strategy routine. If a buffer's UPL has been set manually with buf_setupl(), it assumes
+ that the request is already correctly configured with a block number and a size divisible by page size
+ and will just call directly to the device.
+ @param devvp Device on which to perform I/O
+ @param ap vnop_strategy_args structure (most importantly, a buffer).
+ @return 0 for success, or errors from filesystem or device layers.
+ */
+errno_t buf_strategy(vnode_t, void *);
+
+/*
+ * Flags for buf_invalblkno()
+ */
+#define BUF_WAIT 0x01
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_invalblkno
+ @abstract Invalidate a filesystem logical block in a file.
+ @discussion buf_invalblkno() tries to make the data for a given block in a file
+ invalid; if the buffer for that block is found in core and is not busy, we mark it
+ invalid and call buf_brelse() (see "flags" param for what happens if the buffer is busy).
+ buf_brelse(), noticing that it is invalid, will
+ will return the buffer to the empty-buffer list and tell the VM subsystem to abandon
+ the relevant pages. Data will not be written to backing store--it will be cast aside.
+ Note that this function will only work if the block in question has been
+ obtained with a buf_getblk(). If data has been read into core without using
+ traditional buffer cache routines, buf_invalblkno() will not be able to invalidate it--this
+ includes the use of iobufs.
+ @param bp Buffer whose block to invalidate.
+ @param lblkno Logical block number.
+ @param flags BUF_WAIT: wait for busy buffers to become unbusy and invalidate them then. Otherwise,
+ just return EBUSY for busy blocks.
+ @return 0 for success, EINVAL if vp is not a device file.
+ */
+errno_t buf_invalblkno(vnode_t, daddr64_t, int);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_callback
+ @abstract Get the function set to be called when I/O on a buffer completes.
+ @discussion A function returned by buf_callback was originally set with buf_setcallback().
+ @param bp Buffer whose callback to get.
+ @return 0 for success, or errors from filesystem or device layers.
+ */
+void * buf_callback(buf_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setcallback
+ @abstract Set a function to be called once when I/O on a buffer completes.
+ @discussion A one-shot callout set with buf_setcallback() will be called from buf_biodone()
+ when I/O completes. It will be passed the "transaction" argument as well as the buffer.
+ buf_setcallback() also marks the buffer as B_ASYNC.
+ @param bp Buffer whose callback to set.
+ @param callback function to use as callback.
+ @param transaction Additional argument to callback function.
+ @return 0; always succeeds.
+ */
+errno_t buf_setcallback(buf_t, void (*)(buf_t, void *), void *);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_setupl
+ @abstract Set the UPL (Universal Page List), and offset therein, on a buffer.
+ @discussion buf_setupl() should only be called on buffers allocated with buf_alloc().
+ A subsequent call to buf_map() will map the UPL and give back the address at which data
+ begins. After buf_setupl() is called, a buffer is marked B_CLUSTER; when this is the case,
+ buf_strategy() assumes that a buffer is correctly configured to be passed to the device
+ layer without modification. Passing a NULL upl will clear the upl and the B_CLUSTER flag on the
+ buffer.
+ @param bp Buffer whose upl to set.
+ @param upl UPL to set in the buffer.
+ @parma offset Offset within upl at which relevant data begin.
+ @return 0 for success, EINVAL if the buffer was not allocated with buf_alloc().
+ */
+errno_t buf_setupl(buf_t, upl_t, uint32_t);
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_clone
+ @abstract Clone a buffer with a restricted range and an optional callback.
+ @discussion Generates a buffer which is identical to its "bp" argument except that
+ it spans a subset of the data of the original. The buffer to be cloned should
+ have been allocated with buf_alloc(). Checks its arguments to make sure
+ that the data subset is coherent. Optionally, adds a callback function and argument to it
+ to be called when I/O completes (as with buf_setcallback(), but B_ASYNC is not set). If the original buffer had
+ a upl set through buf_setupl(), this upl is copied to the new buffer; otherwise, the original's
+ data pointer is used raw. The buffer must be released with buf_free().
+ @param bp Buffer to clone.
+ @param io_offset Offset, relative to start of data in original buffer, at which new buffer's data will begin.
+ @param io_size Size of buffer region in new buffer, in the sense of buf_count().
+ @param iodone Callback to be called from buf_biodone() when I/O completes, in the sense of buf_setcallback().
+ @param arg Argument to pass to iodone() callback.
+ @return NULL if io_offset/io_size combination is invalid for the buffer to be cloned; otherwise, the new buffer.
+ */
+buf_t buf_clone(buf_t, int, int, void (*)(buf_t, void *), void *);
+
+
+/*!
+ @function buf_create_shadow
+ @abstract Create a shadow buffer with optional private storage and an optional callback.
+ @param bp Buffer to shadow.
+ @param force_copy If TRUE, do not link the shadaow to 'bp' and if 'external_storage' == NULL,
+ force a copy of the data associated with 'bp'.
+ @param external_storage If non-NULL, associate it with the new buffer as its storage instead of the
+ storage currently associated with 'bp'.
+ @param iodone Callback to be called from buf_biodone() when I/O completes, in the sense of buf_setcallback().
+ @param arg Argument to pass to iodone() callback.
+ @return NULL if the buffer to be shadowed is not B_META or a primary buffer (i.e. not a shadow buffer); otherwise, the new buffer.
+*/
+
+buf_t buf_create_shadow(buf_t bp, boolean_t force_copy, uintptr_t external_storage, void (*iodone)(buf_t, void *), void *arg);